Hat-fastener.



M. BALOGH.

HAT FASTENER.

APPLlcANoN FILED 155.111.1915.

1,1 5 l ,52, Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

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MARIA BALOGr-I, 0F BESSEMER, MICHIGAN.

HAT-FASTENER.

Application filed February 10, 1915.

To all whom tt may concern.'

Be it known that I, MARIA BALOGH, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Bessemer, in the county of Grogebic and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in hat fasteners.

An object of the present invention is to provide a hat fastener, especially designed for ladies hats in which the fastening means for the pin section of the fastener is permanently secured to the hat and protects the head of the pin to prevent accidental withdrawing of the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hat fastener including a pair of pins held in spaced relation by a head member, and which pins are associated with a device that is permanently secured to the hat to prevent accidental displacement of the pins and to effectively lock the same in operative position.

The invention will be hereinafter described in detail, and reference will be had to the accompanying drawing by like characters designating corresponding parts throughout the several views, and where- 111:-

Figure 1 is a view of the device in operative position with relation to a hat. Fig. 2 is a detached perspective view of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view with the pin elements partially broken away. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view of the same, and, Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view with the locking plate elevated in full lines and closed in dotted lines.

The present invention aims to provide a safety fastener for ladies hats and consists of a double pin section associated with a locking or fastener section that is permanently secured to the hat.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, the reference letter A designates a hat to which is permanently secured the fastening means illustrated.

The fastening means includes a pair of parallel spaced pin elements 10 having sharpened entering ends 11 and these pin elements 10 are connected at their rear ends by the bar 12. This bar is preferably rectangular in cross-section and the pin ele- Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 7,337.

ments are preferably formed integral therewith.

elements 10 in operative engagement with the hair and hat consists of a pair of plates 13 and 14, the plate 13 being provided `with any number of openings 15, by which the same may be secured to the hat A as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The plates 13 and 14 are hinged together as at 16, which hinged joint includes a pintle 17 and an axial spring 18 surrounding the pintle 17 and having projecting ends 19 engaging the outer faces of the plates 13 and lL to normally hold the same 1n juxtaposition, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

In the use of the device as above stated, the plate 13 is secured to the side of the hat and the pin elements 10 are passed through alined openings 2O provided in the plate 13 for the passage of the pins, after the section 14: has been moved on the hinged connection 16 against the tension of the spring 18, and which pins subsequently pass through the hair of the wearer. The pin elements 10 are inserted a sulicient distance to cause the head 12 to engage the outer face of the plate 13 and at this time, pressure on the plate 14 is relieved, and the spring 18 allowed to return the plate to the position shown in Fig. 2 to engage the head 12 and prevent accidental displacement of the same.

It is believed from the above description of the invention that the operation thereof will be readily apparent, and while I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, I do not wish to confine myself to the exact details of construction shown, as various forms, modifications and arrangements of the parts as shown may be had without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

l/Vhat I claim as new is 1. In a device of the class described, a pair of hinged plates, an axial spring associated with the hinged joint and causing the plates to lie juxtaposed, there being alined openings in one of said plates, a pair of pins disposed within said openings, and a single head connecting the rear ends of said pins adapted to be disposed between the hinged plates and resiliently engaged thereby.

2. A hat fastener comprising a pair of hinged plates, means for holding the plates Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

rIlhe means provided for holding the pin in resilienteontact, there being alined openings in one of said plates, pinsnarranged l,

plate having alined openings therein, a sec- C'opies of this patent may be obtained for ond plate hinged to the first plate, a spring normally forcing said plates together, an

a pair of pins spaced to extend through the openings, and a head connecting the pins, the said head being releasably clamped against movement in any direction by the plates.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARIA h'. BALoGH.

mark. W'itnesses to mark:

ALFRED O. JOHNSON, PETER SGAVARDA.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,.

Washington, D. C. 

